Endowment reaches $1 billion
Penn State senior Zarna Dalal can focus on her studies this fall with less worry
about how she'll meet college expenses, thanks to the Alvin and Jean Snowiss
Scholarship that she's just been awarded. The scholarship is one of about 2,300
privately endowed scholarship funds that benefit nearly 10,000 Penn State students.

University
seeks $361 million in appropriations
Penn State is seeking a 4.25 percent base state appropriation increase for the
2001-2002 academic year. In addition, the University is asking for a $16 million
increase for special appropriations to support the College of Medicine, the
School of Information Sciences and Technology, and environmental compliance.